The Indian Oil Ministry said on Friday that India’s domestic production of liquefied petroleum gas is “close to 60%” of its needs. The number has increased significantly from 40% on March 18.
Giving an update on the country’s energy supply situation, Oil Ministry Joint Secretary Sujata Sharma said: “We have sufficient crude oil stocks; our refineries are running at full capacity. Domestic LPG production has increased and is close to 60% of our requirement at present.”
According to the latest government data, India’s annual LPG consumption in 2025-26 was 33.21 million tonnes. Monthly data show that LPG consumption fell sharply in March due to the disruption of supplies from West Asia due to the war that broke out on February 28. Before the war, India met 60% of its LPG needs through imports, with a large portion of supplies coming from West Asia, especially Qatar.
LPG consumption fell from 3,012 metric tons in January and 2,822 metric tons in February to 2,379 metric tons in March, down 26.6% from January. India also imports LPG from Australia and the United States.
Once LPG imports fell sharply after Iran choked the transit route through the Strait of Hormuz and bombed the gas facility at Ras Laffan in Qatar, the government cut off supplies to commercial consumers while ensuring 100% supplies to over 332 million households. Meanwhile, Indian refineries have been directed to increase LPG production at the expense of petrochemicals.
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LPG imports rise amid cessation of war
The outlook for LPG imports also improved with the war in West Asia halting for two weeks and Qatar confirming that it would fulfill its supply commitments in a meeting with Petroleum Minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Friday. He is on a two-day visit to India’s largest gas supplier in the region.
A Ministry of Petroleum statement on Friday said that during a meeting with Puri, Qatari Minister of State for Energy and President and CEO of Qatar Energy Company Saad Sherida Al-Kaabi affirmed “Qatar’s commitment to remaining a reliable energy supplier and looks forward to continuing and strengthening energy relations and cooperation” with India.
Puri arrived in Doha on April 9. On Thursday evening, he met with Al Kaabi and conveyed greetings and a message of solidarity and support on behalf of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, and the Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Qatar, Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdul Rahman Al Thani.
He referred to the two phone conversations between Modi and the Emir in March after the conflict began, where the two leaders stressed the urgent need to restore peace and stability in the region through dialogue and diplomacy. She added that Prime Minister Modi expressed his gratitude to His Highness for the care and support that Qatar provides to the Indian community.
The ministers discussed all aspects of strategic relations between the two countries, including high-level engagements, trade, investment, energy, culture and people-to-people relations. They expressed their hope for an early return of peace and stability to the region and to continue strengthening bilateral relations between India and Qatar.
They both welcomed the two-week ceasefire agreed to on April 8, and stressed the importance of early ending the disruption of global energy supplies and restoring normal life.
